Gertrude G 'Clark' Dewyea

Gertrude G. Dewyea, 86, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Canton-Potsdam Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Conifer, NY on August 16, 1926, she was the daughter Samuel & Marceline (Blair) Clark. On September 29, 1943 she married John Dewyea and together they had 9 children. She was predeceased by him on December 16, 1981.A homemaker all her life, she joined the Foster Grandparent program in 1982 and then the Senior Companion program after that and continued with that for over 25 years. She worked for many years at Moody Road IRC and truly loved spending time with the residents there. She enjoyed traveling, bingo, especially her trips to Atlantic City to gamble. Some her favorite places were Florida and California to visit family. In June of this year she was able to make the trip to California where she enjoyed a 10 day visit. She spent the last 2 years as a resident at AMC Mercy Living Center where she enjoyed playing Bingo and visiting with the other residents.
Gertrude is survived by her children David and his wife Sidonna, Richard, Terry , Ruth Burnell, Daniel, Sr, Lisa Reed and her husband Mark, Michael and his wife Michele and James. She is also survived by her 19 Grandchildren and 20 Great Grandchildren. She was predeceased by her Son Jack, Jr in 2010.
Relatives and friends may call from 4:00-7:00pm on Friday, August 16 at the Stuart-Fortune-Keough Funeral Home, 24 Cliff Ave, Tupper Lake. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Alphonsus Church on Saturday, August 17th at 1:00pm with burial following at St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the Mercy Living Center Activity Fund in care of the funeral home. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at stuartfortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.